{"product_id":"losing-control-finding-serenity-how-the-need-to-control-hurts-us-and-how-to-let-it-go","title":"Losing Control, Finding Serenity: How the Need to Control Hurts Us And How to Let It Go","description":"Over 25,000 copies sold.\nForeword Reviews 2012 Book of the Year Award Finalist.\n\nThe harder you try to control everything, the more out of control life can feel.\n\nAt work, they oversee every detail and struggle to delegate.\nAt home, they correct, try to fix, and improve everyone around them.\nIn love and romance, they obsess over finding the \"right\" person. Then, they criticize their lover or spouse for doing everything wrong.\n\nEveryone knows the type: micromanagers, perfectionists, nitpickers, and domestic despots. Most people recognize controlling behavior in others. Few see it clearly in themselves.\n\nIn Losing Control, Finding Serenity, bestselling author Daniel A. Miller reveals how the need to control—often rooted in fear, anxiety, and insecurity—can erode trust, strain relationships, and create stress. Drawing on psychological insight, spiritual wisdom, and candid real-life stories, Miller guides readers through an honest examination of their control patterns —subtle and overt—from micromanaging and perfectionism, to manipulation and withdrawal.\n\nMore importantly, he shows how to break free.\n\nYou will learn how to:\n\n*Reduce the control triggers of fear, anger, and resentment\n*Delegate effectively and build trust at work\n*Create healthier, more respectful family dynamics\n*Strengthen romantic relationships by accepting rather than correcting\n*Respond to adversity with calm instead of force\n*Expand your creative horizons, and\n*Replace anxiety-driven control with inner peace and serenity\n\nLetting go does not mean giving up your needs and values. It means releasing the illusion that you can force life to conform to your expectations.\n\nDiscover howlosing control really means gainingcontrol!\n\n(Readers interested in continuing this journey may also explore Daniel A. Miller’s later works, The Gifts of Acceptance and The Way of the Wave)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0982893000\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0982893000.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Miller, Daniel A.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42781708156989,"sku":"BVV.0982893000.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0982893000-0.jpg?v=1764968728","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/losing-control-finding-serenity-how-the-need-to-control-hurts-us-and-how-to-let-it-go","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}